titan
titan Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person or organization of exceptional importance, intellect, power, or achievement in a particular field.
"She was widely regarded as a titan of modern literature whose novels shaped a generation of writers."
In Greek mythology, any of the older gods of immense strength and size who ruled the cosmos before being overthrown by Zeus and the Olympians.
"According to ancient Greek myth, Atlas was a Titan condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity."
The largest moon of the planet Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the solar system, notable for its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere and surface liquid hydrocarbon lakes.
"The Cassini spacecraft transmitted detailed radar images of the methane seas on Titan."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Latin from the Ancient Greek 'Titan', the name of the pre-Olympian deities who were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth), possibly related to 'tito' meaning 'sun' or 'day'.